Description
The Jay T. Last Collection of Beverage Prints and Ephemera contains approximately 3,240 printed items advertising beverage
products and related businesses in the United States from the 1840s to the 1940s, with the bulk of the items
spanning from 1850 to 1915. The collection consists largely of lithographed ephemeral items produced for American businesses
affiliated with the manufacture, distribution, and sale of beverages such as coffee, tea, juice, milk, carbonated beverages,
and alcoholic drinks including beer, wine, whiskey, and other liquors.
Restrictions
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities.
The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the
researcher.